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Police chief: Suspect shot by officers should be charged with attempted murder

West Palm Beach Police Chief Vincent Demasi says he believes a career criminal who was shot by his officers should be charged with attempted murder.

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Updated: 5:44 PM EDT Aug 1, 2013

Police chief: Suspect shot by officers should be charged with attempted murder

West Palm Beach Police Chief Vincent Demasi says he believes a career criminal who was shot by his officers should be charged with attempted murder.

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WEBVTT WELL YOU CAN UNDERSTANDWHY THE POLICE CHIEF WOULD BEUPSET HERE... HE SAYS FOUROF HIS OFFICERS RISKED THEIRLIVES -- CAPTURING A SUSPECTWHO HAS A RAP SHEET THAT GOESBACK YEARS. MOSES MCCRAYHAS A LONG LIST OF PRIOROFFENSES... AND TODAY POLICECHIEF VINCENT DEMASI SAID HESHOULD NEVER HAVE LEFT THISJAIL.MOSES MCCRAY IS NO STRANGER TOWEST PALM BEACH POLICE...HE'SBEEN ARRESTED 34 TIMES -- FORSTEALING A CAR, DISTRIBUTINGCOCAINE... AND EVEN ARMEDROBBERY. YET LAST NIGHT -- HEWAS A FREE MAN -- ABLE TOALLEGEDLY THREATEN FOUR POLICEOFFICERS WITH A GUN.from mystandpoint, that is a veryfrustrating part of my job.Possibly the most frustratingthing I have to deal withPOLICE CHIEF VINCENT DEMASISAYS MCCRAY SHOULD HAVE BEENIN JAIL A LONG TIME AGO...ANDSHOULD NEVER HAVE GOTTENOUT... FREE TO ROAM THESTREETS LAST NIGHT.and thenhave them no prosecuted orjust turned back into thecommunity with very minimal orno jail time is not onlyoffensive, but it serves nogood to usMCCRAY IS NOW INCUSTODY AGAIN -- AFTER BEINGSHOT BY POLICE.THE STATEATTORNEY HAS CHARGED HIM WITHAGGREVATED ASSAULT FOR HISBEHAVIOR LAST NIGHT.POLICECHIEF DEMASI SAYS THE CHARGESHOULD BE ATTEMPTED MURDER.i'mvery frustrated by it, I don'tthink our State Attorney isprosecuting these individualsas much as I would like to seeI think more people need topay attention to this, becausethis isn't the only case. Andthere's a lot of people likethis that are out thereWE'VE REACHED OUT TO STATEATTORNEY DAVE ARONBERG FORCOMMENT... BUT HAVE NOT YETHEARD BACK. MEANWHILE...MCCRAY IS IN CUSTODY HERE ATTHE PALM BEACH COUNTY JAIL...FACING THOSE AGGREVATEDASSUALT CHARGES FROM LAST

Police chief: Suspect shot by officers should be charged with attempted murder

West Palm Beach Police Chief Vincent Demasi says he believes a career criminal who was shot by his officers should be charged with attempted murder.